| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 214 pages) |
| Contents |
Part 1. Rise of the state -- Democracy or state-building?, 1906-1941 -- The triumph of the state,1941-1979 -- Part 2. The crucible of the revolution -- Revolution and war fundamentalism, 1979-1989 -- An Islamic developmental state?, 1989-1997 -- State and limits to democracy, 1997-2005 -- Epilogue: prospects for a democratic state -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Looking at the political history of Iran in the modern era, this book assesses the prospects for democracy to flourish there. Arguing that democracy in Iran isn't a sudden development or a western import, it also seeks to understand why democracy failed to grow roots and lost ground to an autocratic Iranian state |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-206) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Iran
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89.40 internal relations of the state: general.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Democracy
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Politics and government
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Demokratie
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Politik
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Political development.
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Democracy.
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Democracy -- Iran.
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Iran -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Iran
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Iran
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Iran.
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Iran -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9780198040873 |
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0198040873 |
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9780199784134 |
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0199784132 |
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